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Wall Street poised to open with gains, oil jumps again after the US and Iran trade strikes
Wall Street was poised to open with gains Monday and oil prices jumped again as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% before the opening bell, while futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3% and Nasdaq futures added 0.2%. Oil prices rose around 3% after the…
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Trump’s physician says the president is in ‘excellent health’ and is ‘fully fit’ to serve
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A report from Dr. Sean Barbabella, released late Friday, says Trump underwent a CT scan and other heart imaging, along with…
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RFK Jr. snatches snakes in viral video, the latest of his many animal encounters
A video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrangling two snakes bare-handed captured the internet’s fascination Tuesday, the latest animal encounter the U.S. health secretary has shared publicly that has sparked intrigue and in some cases concern. Kennedy shared the clip of himself grabbing the tails of the non-venomous black racer snakes on his personal social…
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ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds
Brayan Rayo Garzon was distraught. Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he was on his fourth day of isolation in a Missouri jail as he battled the fevers and chills of COVID-19. His request for mental health treatment had been put off, records show, and staff had forbidden Rayo from making his nightly call to…
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As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. The measure hasn’t fallen as…
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Bystander in serious condition after fatal shooting near White House checkpoint
A bystander who was struck by gunfire after a man fired on a checkpoint outside the White House and was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers remained in serious but stable condition Sunday. The Secret Service said the bystander, who has not been identified, suffered a gunshot wound described as not life-threatening. It was…
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Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 04-16-41-48-66, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 2 (four, sixteen, forty-one, forty-eight, sixty-six, Powerball: twenty-six, Power Play: two) Popular Reads Estimated jackpot: $132 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Conference at UN to review nuclear nonproliferation treaty fails to reach agreement
UNITED NATIONS — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement as the United States and Iran sparred over Iran’s nuclear program. Vietnam’s U.N. Ambassador Do Hung Viet, who chaired the conference, announced that there was no consensus among the 191 parties to the…
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A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday